Quotes from Rick Riordan

Never assume you're safe, and never, ever tempt the Fates by announcing that you think you're safe.

Walt's face lit up. Sadie, Ptah was more than the craftsman god, right? Didn't they call him the God of Opening? Um...Possibly. I thought you taught us that. Or maybe it was Carter. Boring bit of information? Probably Carter.

But this plan of yous!' Tawaret shuddered, causing a tsunami of jiggling hippo flesh.

Jason rose from his deathbed so he could drown with the rest of the crew.

My two greatest loves were, of course, Daphne and Hyacinthus, but when you're a god as popular as I am-- Hold on. Did I just tell you who I liked? I did, didn't I? Gods of Olympus, forget I mentioned their names! I am so embarrassed. Please don't say anything. In this mortal life, I've never been in love with anyone ! I am so confused.

The sign read MOUSE PASS GAS Frank: That's wrong

trantulus casually roasted a marshmallow and reached out for it but the marshmallow commited sucide and dived into the flames.

The weight of the sky dropped onto Atlas's back, almost smashing him flat until he managed to get to his knees, struggling to get out from under the crushing weight of the sky. But it was too late. Noooooo! He bellowed so hard it shook the mountain. Not again! Atlas was trapped under his old burden.

For all I knew, Zeus was aware of the Beast and his plans, and he had sent me here specifically to deal with the situation...a thought that did not make me any more likely to get him a nice tie for Father's Day.

Humans don't exist on the same level as immortals. They can't even be hurt by our weapons. But you,Percy - you are part god,part human.You live in both worlds.You can be harmed by both,and you can affect both. That's what makes heroes so special.

That's right, Sadie. For our first real date, I picked up Zia in a boat pulled by a deranged griffin. So what? Like your dates aren't weird?

Frey winced. Hello, Sumarbrander. I didn't mean to ignore you. Yeah, yeah. Well, Magnus here is going to get Bragi to write an epic poem about me! Frey raised an eyebrow. You are? Uh - That's right! Jack huffed. Frey never got Bragi to write an epic poem about me! The only thing he ever gave me was a stupid Hallmark Sword's Day card. Added to my mental notes: there was such a thing as Sword's Day. I silently cursed the greeting-card industry.

Don't go jumping off any rooftops. Don't run into the highway or set yourself on fire. It doesn't work that way. You won't end up where I ended up.

But you, Percy - you are part god, part human. You live in both worlds. You can be harmed by both, and you can affect both. That's what makes heroes so special. You carry the hopes of humanity into the realm of the eternal. Monsters never die... They must be defeated again and again, kept at bay. Heroes embody that struggle. You fight the battles humanity must win, every generation, in order to stay human.

The real world is where the monsters are. That's where you learn whether you're any good or not.

Hey, ugly! Annabeth yelled. I hoped she was talking to the giant, not me.

Vitellius would've given Percy an hour-long lecture on the subject, probably with a PowerPoint presentation.

A legacy that powerful does not disappear. Next to the Egyptians, the Greeks and Romans were babies. Our modern nations like Great Britain and America? Blinks of an eye...The very oldest root of civilization, at least of Western civilization, is Egypt. Look at the pyramid on the dollar bill. Look at the Washington Monument—the world's largest Egyptian obelisk. Egypt is still.......very much alive.

Oh you two look delicious, Bast said, licking her lips. No, no-er, I mean wonderful. Now, off you go!

Percy: You just hit the lord of the titans with a blue plastic hairbrush.

You've got to be kid- Well, crud, what just happened there? I ran out of syl-

Nothing is unfixable.

I remembered the last thing my mom ever told me. I'd been reluctant to use the fire escape, reluctant to leave her, but she'd gripped my arms and made me look at her. Magnus, run. Hide. Don't trust anyone. I'll find you. Whatever you do, don't go to Randolph for help.

The dead aren't scary, they're just sad.